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Cade walked to his classroom, gulping nervously as he listened to Lunette and the rest of the Pack go in the opposite direction for their classes. He pushed open the door and peaked in to see bunches of kids at different desks, the teacher not inside yet. With a deep breath he found himself a nice seat near the back of the room by a window, away from too many prying eyes.
The wolf settled down in the chair, pulling out his books and schedule, trying hard not to focus on Lunette's steady heartbeat down the hall, Cade took a couple moments, listening to her speak, when he was pulled out of his thoughts by someone standing in front of him. He looked up to see a tall girl with wavy red hair leaning over him, scanning him with blue eyes.
Being naturally submissive, he lowered his head, averting his gaze, though holding back the whine that was near close to escaping his throat.
"Hi, new boy, what' your name?" she purred, as he continued to look away.
"Cade" he mumbled softly looking down and playing with his fingers.
"Did you just move here or what?" she asked again, determined to make him look at her at least.
"Uh, no, I've lived here for a while, but I've been homeschooled"
"Really? Beacon Hills is a small town, usually people know everybody. Who are your parents?" she said, craning down slightly so that he had to look her in the eye.
"Um, I don't live with my parents"
"Who do you live with then?"
"Some friends" he muttered, he was starting to find this girl annoying and he needed to focus. Thankfully, Cade was saved by the teacher entering the room. All the students moved back to their seats, eventually quieting down. Most of the day went by pretty fast, he discovered that the girl who was interrogating him was named Jaycee, and that she was practically Alpha Female of the sixth grade. Cade went about, learning people's names, and pretty much testing the ice, seeing how safe everything was.
He was only caught suddenly when he heard the sound of Lunette's heart rate go up, Cade paused and scented the air, even from half way across the building he could smell the anger coming off of her. His wolf wined and wanted to run to her and destroy whatever was making her upset but he just settled for carefully listening in, as some girl insulted her family. Rory was trying to soothe her by telling her to think of her anchor. I wonder what hers is. He thought curiously once her pulse slowed and he could practically feel her body relax. I bet she'd laugh if I told her that she was my anchor. Cade inwardly sighed, they were best friends, but it still didn't make sense that she was virtually the only thing in the entire world that could bring him back.
Cade growled angrily as he settled into the lunch room, taking a seat near the back, keeping his eyes down and quietly munching on the sandwhich Lydia had made for him. He was pulled from listening to Lunette's heart by the girl, Jaycee sitting across from him, smiling like a snake.
"Hi, Cade, why would a handsome boy like yourself be sitting alone" she lulled, leaning forward, her perfume stinging his nose.
"Um, I'm not a people person" He mumbled, 'because if they piss me off, and the only thing that can calm me is six halls down, I'll most likely rip out their throats' he added cleverly in his mind. True, he was a gentle soul when it came to Pack, but angering him was like pissing off the United States army, probably worse. Though he'd never do anything to hurt someone he loved, and always submitted to the Alpha, he still could rip you apart.
"Aww, really? Cause I think you'd make a lovely set of friends over at our table," she purred, nodding her glance to a huge table filled with about seven kids that smelled entirely of pre-teen hormones. Cade couldn't stop himself from crinkling his nose slightly at the scent,
"No thanks, I prefer to stay over here" he mumbled quietly. Jaycee huffed in annoyance,
"Fine" she muttered, walking back to her table, tray in hand. He couldn't help but grunt a little, silently finishing his food, gazing out the window peacefully. The kids at the table he refused began to whisper, glancing his way. Cade caught their looks, and he couldn't help but be reminded of his school days back at his old home, with his parents, the way the children would tease and kick him. His parents no exception of the abuse, the boy quickly pulled the thought to a stop, focusing on his new life. His happy life here, with Lunette and the Hale Pack.
He took a deep breath, trying to see if he could breath in some optimism, ironically enough, it worked. He soon began to feel quiet a lot better, checking in on his Packmates at the begining and end of all his classes, passing time by doodling pictures in his brand new notebooks and working on his assignments.
The day eventually came to an end, and Cade stretched, standing from his seat, trying to ignore the fluttering in his chest and happy whinning his wolf made at the thought of being able to see Lunette again. As he gathered his things, Jaycee approached him again, this time backed up with a two other girls and a large boy. They smiled venomously at him, Cade turned his face away, trying to shove all of his papers in his bag.
"So, Cade. We heard your staying with the Hale family? The one with the two gay dads and those weird friends that always stay there. Why don't you find yourself a proper home? I'm sure I could hook you up with something" Jaycee said, Cade pulled his backpack onto his shoulder and shrugged, speed walking into the hall.
"No thanks, I like staying there" he said quietly. The group followed him, only a step behind.
"Really? Well, I hear that the entire family is full of freaks, and that there I would be more if some fire hadn't killed nearly all of them" the boy muttered. This made Cade pause, turning slowly, he looked at the boy, Dustin, he remembered the boys name, matching it with his square face, flat nose and beady eyes. Cade took a deep breath, attempting to make his wolf relax, as he was still getting used to the whole 'having-a-wolf-live-in-your-very-being-and-sharing-its-thoughts-and-instincts' thing.
"I would greatly appreciate it if you didn't speak of my friends' family that way" he said through gritted teeth. Dustin snorted, Jaycee coming slightly between them.
"Well, our friend Dustin here just wanted to, uh, show you our thoughts on the Hale family" she purred, eyes narrowing at him. Before he had time to thing, the boy had lifted his fist and sent it straight into Cade's cheek. He resisted a growl and settled for glaring, wiping his face, knowing it would bruise then heal in about a minute. Cade adjusted his bag and turned away, walking as fast as he could without running, down the hall.
"Puny dork" he heard one of the girls mutter down the hall, most likely to herself, but, being a wolf, Cade heard it loud and clear. Even though he knew he shouldn't be that upset about it, they were just stupid humans, and the bruise that was forming on his lower cheek would disappear quickly.
Cade blinked as the sun burned his eyes, gazing around for his Packmates, finding them patiently waiting by Isaac's truck. Claude spotted him and waved, Cade smiled, he had to say, with the exception of Lunette, Claude was his favorite Hale pup. He falsely smiled and walked over,
"Dude, what happened to your cheek?" Claude asked leaning over to inspect the nasty purple blotch
"Oh, I tripped and fell down onto a desk" he lied, Cade was exceptional at lying, having learned how to control his heartbeat.
"Yikes, well I guess it'll be gone in a few minutes" his Packmate said as they all piled up in the back, wiggling to get comfortable in the tight space. Cade looked out the window when he was settled, only to see Jaycee, Dustin and their lackies standing at the steps sending him dark and deadly glares.
He couldn't help but feel a little downhearted, he was hoping this school year would be different, this school would be different. But obviously bullies were everywhere, even if he was a werewolf and could rip each one apart without breaking a sweat.
At dinner, the older Packmates asked excitedly what their first days were like. The responses were mostly the same, with an occasional interjection from Scott, the man was sweet as pie, but even little Laura could outsmart the poor guy. Cade remained silent, answering with the usual reply, things went well, the classes were easy, and only lightly mentioned some rude kids in his grade, skipping over the fact that they punched him and insulted his Pack.
When they had finished, he slunk up to his room, which used to be the guestroom, but was now covered in his scent, his few personal belongings sitting and hanging in a familiar and comforting way. The sun had set, and Cade couldn't bring himself to sleep, the words about the Hales being freaks ringing angrily through his head.
Cade growled and rolled onto his side, interrupted from his sulking by an almost silent knock on the door. He lifted his head to see Lunette peaking out, gazing at him with concern.
"Hey" he mumbled stuffing his face in his pillow,
"Can't sleep?" she asked, walking over and sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Yeah..." he paused, wanting to tell her about the mean kids, but she spoke first
"Some of the children in my class called my family freaks" she mumbled. Cade lifted his face slightly, looking at her from the corner of his eye. She was bent over slightly, staring at the floor.
"Me too" he sighed.
"Maybe they're related"
"And I was punched" he added quietly. Lunette stiffened, turning her head to face him, a look of confusion, anger, and sadness all written on her face at once.
"Who"
"Lunette" he warned
"...some girl named Jaycee got her thug Dustin to do it" he grumbled, avoiding her gaze by shoving his face back into his pillow. There was a long pause till he felt a warmth on his back. Leaning his face up, he saw that Lunette was hugging his back. His wolf couldn't help but rumble in happiness.
He turned his body over so she was against his chest, and he wrapped one arm around her waist as she lightly nuzzled the tip of her nose to his neck. It wasn't abnormal for this to happen, whenever one or the other felt sad they would find the other and talk, which usually ended up in hugging.
She scooted slightly over, nestling close to his side, her arm thrown over his chest, eyes closed and peaceful breathing.
"We're planning on getting back at the mean girl in my class, we'll do it for you too" she said, her words muffled by his nightshirt. Cade thought about it, no matter how much he would love to see the kids scared and the humorous sight of them cowering away from an eight, almost nine, year old, but he decided to take the high road.
"No, I don't think so. But thanks, really, thanks Lunee" he rumbled, using his nickname for her. No one else was allowed to call her that, only him, always him. He mused, suddenly feeling exhausted, the events of the day catching up with him.
The two soon fell asleep, curled up together and peacefully sleeping. The older Pack members had heard a bit of the exchange and were now carefully peaking in to look at the two.
"Awwww. They're so cute" Erica whispered
"Like two love-struck puppies" Lydia added
"Only they don't know it yet" Boyd reminded them, making the girls huff irritably as the group wandered back to their rooms, leaving only Derek and Stiles gazing at the two pups, pressed so close together there was hardly an detectable air between them. Stiles chuckled, grabbing Derek's hand, stroking it with his thumb
"Look familiar?" he whispered going up on his toes to kiss his mate. Derek felt his heart melt at the sight of his baby girl look so happy, so complete with her own mate beside her, and Derek knew how he felt about Stiles, and how much more happier it made him to have him by his side, and then and there, Derek decided to maybe cut the once loner pup some slack. Only because he was making his daughter so happy.
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